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Where do Merle Bernedoodles come from? Neither Bernese Mountain Dogs nor Poodles originally carry the Merle gene as part of their natural breed standard. However, the Merle pattern was introduced into the Poodle gene pool many generations ago through a one-time outcross with a Merle-carrying breed, most likely the Australian Shepherd. Over time, the Australian Shepherd lineage was bred out, and subsequent generations were bred back to Poodles until the dogs were genetically Poodle in every way,

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